December 15, 2023
UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL
AGENDA
December 15, 2023
3:00 p.m.
Upchurch Conference Room, BELL 3162
1. Approval of minutes for the November 17, 2023 meeting.
The minutes can be viewed at: https://ucpc.uark.edu/minutes/index.php.
2. Consent Agenda:
Course change proposals (PDF Report)
3. Old Business:
a. Follow-up discussion on the Council’s interpretation of two questions on the program proposal form in CourseLeaf.
i. “Is this program interdisciplinary?”
The Council was concerned that there is no campus definition of “interdisciplinary” and that guidelines around previous interpretations are not codified in written policy. Chair Alan Ellstrand followed up with Vice Provost Jim Gigantino and will share that response.
ii. “Does this proposal impact courses from other colleges?”
While the current understanding of this policy is that selecting an affirmative response to this question only needs to be done if/when the change being proposed is to add or remove a course from another college as part of program requirements. Based on the discussion at last month’s meeting as well as guidance from Vice Provost Jim Gigantino, the Council may wish to revisit the situations under which users are expected to select an affirmative response to this question.
4. New Business:
Program change proposals (PDF Report)
a. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Geosciences – ERSCBS – Earth Science, Bachelor of Science (4a_erscbs_report_12152023, 4a_erscbs_curriculum_revision_ltr_of_notification_rev_bot_12152023).
b. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Geosciences – GEOG-M – Geography Minor (4b_geog-m_report_12152023).
c. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Geosciences – GISTCP – Geospatial Technologies Undergraduate Certificate (4c_gistcp_report_12152023, 4c_gistcp_cip_code_change_ltr_of_notification_rev_bot_12152023).
d. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – CLSTBA – Classical Studies, Bachelor of Arts (4d_clstba_report_12152023).
e. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – CLSTBA-CRDH – Classical Studies: Cultures, Reception, and Digital Humanities Concentration (4e_clstba-crdh_report_12152023).
f. Proposed undergraduate program change for the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures – CLSTBA-LANG – Classical Studies: Greek and/or Latin Language Concentration (4f_clstba-lang_report_12152023).
g. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions, Department of Curriculum and Instruction – EDSTBS – Educational Studies, Bachelor of Science in Education (4g_edstbs_report_12152023).
h. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions, Department of Curriculum and Instruction – EDSTBS-MXED – Educational Studies: Mixed Educational Environments Concentration (4h_edstbs-mxed_report_12152023).
i. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Education and Health Professions, Department of Curriculum and Instruction – EDSTBS-PARA – Educational Studies: Para-Professional Transition Concentration (4i_edstbs-para_report_12152023).
j. Proposed undergraduate program change for the College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering – MEEGBS-AERO – Mechanical Engineering: Aerospace Concentration (4j_meegbs-aero_report_12152023).
5. Additional Items/Announcements:
a. NAS Millington, TN Site - Deletion of an Organizational Unit (previously used for the in-person Master of Science in Operations Management program) (5a_nas_millington_tn_site_deletion_of_instructional_center_ltr_of_notification_rev_bot_12152023).
Next Meeting: January 26, 2024 (agenda deadline is January 12, 2024).